Bayern Munich are said to want Leon Goretzka as a replacement for Sanches (Picture: Getty)

Bayern Munich will wave goodbye to the retiring Xabi Alonso at the end of the season

Ancelotti, who will be without the retiring Xabi Alonso next season, was also reported to have identified Schalke’s Leon Goretzka, the soon to be out of contract Schalke starlet, as an ideal replacement for Sanches.

But ahead of Saturday’s clash against RB Leipzig the Italian insisted the former Benfica man would not be allowed to leave this summer even if he conceded Sanches had struggled to acclimatise this season.